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All-Star Break Breakdown

Indians51-441.5 games back of division-leading Detroit3.0 games out of the wildcard race

Notable individual performances: Jason Kipnis is ranked 8th among MLB players in number of bases stolen (21); Justin Masterson is ranked second among pitchers with 2 complete games (3); All 3 of Masterson’s complete games were shutouts, which ranks him first in that category; Masterson is ranked 6th in strikeouts (137)

Notable team stats: Ranked 4th in OBP (.330) and 11th in team batting average (.258); 9th in home runs (104); 5th in bases on balls drawn by their batters (334); 3rd in steals (73); Tribe pitchers are ranked 5th in strikeouts (776) and 2nd in shutouts (12)

Longest win streak: 6 games (4/28 through 5/4)

Reds53-425.0 games back of division-leading St. LouisOwners of the final National League wildcard spot

Notable individual performances: Brandon Phillips is ranked 4th among MLB batters in RBI (74) and Jay Bruce is 11th (66); Joey Votto is ranked 10th in batting average (.318); Votto and Shin-Soo Choo have drawn more walks than anyone else in baseball (71 and 64 respectively); Votto and Choo are 2nd and 3rd in OBP (.434 and .425); Bronson Arroyo and Zack Cozart lead the Big Leagues with 10 sacrifice hits each; Homer Bailey is ranked 3rd among MLB pitchers with 2 complete games; Mike Leake is 9th in ERA (2.69); Mat Latos is ranked 10th in strikeouts (127)

Notable team stats: Tied for 7th in terms of fewest errors committed; 7th in OBP (.327); 3rd in bases on balls drawn by their batters (338); Reds pitchers are 4th in team ERA (3.43), 4th in strikeouts (780) and 4th in shutouts (10)